Ranch saddle broc rider Vade Arnzen, of Oregon, took first place on Saturday and second place on Sunday. Photo by Dana Sphar BY MIKE MALTAIS The 42nd annual Methow Valley Memorial Day Rodeo enjoyed a wildly successful weekend Saturday and Sunday (May 25-26) and the only things that got broken happened in the right […]
SPORTS
Seven make All-Conference soccer team
Sophomore defender Willy Duguay and freshman midfielder Charlie Thornton-White were among seven Liberty Bell High School varsity soccer players voted to the 2013 Central Washington B League All-Conference Soccer Team. Senior goalkeeper Zane Stanbery made the second team along with sophomore midfielder Jorge Lara and senior striker Alex Bosco. Sophomore midfielder José Dominguez was given […]
Pickleball court to be constructed in Winthrop
BY LAURELLE WALSH Pickleball may soon be the latest game to hit the local courts, now that sport aficionado John Northcott has received the go-ahead from Winthrop Town Council to convert the old tennis court behind the Winthrop ball field to pickleball specifications. Northcott – distant cousin to council member Rick Northcott – was on […]
Food, fair and footraces at Mazama celebration
BY ANN McCREARY Races, raffles and the renowned pancake breakfast will highlight the Mazama Days celebration on Saturday (May 25) starting at 8 a.m. The traditional Mazama Pancake Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. until noon in the Mazama Community Center. Tickets are $6 for all you can eat, and people under 4 or […]
Ready to ride
Seven-year-old Thomasin Schkrohowsky, left, her 4-year-old brother Emile, and Quin Smith, age 5, get set to embark on an adult-led ride around the block at Saturday’s Bike Rodeo at TwispWorks. Riders from little tykes to pre-teens had their helmets checked and chains lubed before riding on a marked course to practice going straight, signaling, negotiating […]
This week in sports
Friday, May 24 Softball: LBHS v Northwest Christian (Gateway Sports Complex, Yakima) @ Round #1 state, 9am Baseball: LBHS v DeSales (Rotary Park, Ellensburg) @ state semifinals, 4pm Track: LBHS @ WIAA Championships (Woodward Field, EWU, Cheney) Tennis: LBHS @ 1B/2B/1A boys state tennis singles championships @ Yakima (Yakima Tennis Club), 9am Saturday, May 25 Running: […]
Liberty Bell sends record four varsity teams to state
Photo courtesy of Jill Calvert: Liberty Bell High School varsity baseball team members and coaches celebrate the 9-8 win over Asotin that propelled the Mountain Lions into the state final-four playoffs at Ellensburg next weekend. BY MIKE MALTAIS It’s a huge week – an historic week, in fact – for state-bound Liberty Bell High […]
Mountain Lions ‘squeeze’ Riverside out of district championship
Photo by Mike Maltais: Junior right fielder Chase Kurtz hit a grounder to the third baseman and beat the throw to first base during the sixth inning of Liberty Bell’s 3-2 win over Riverside Christian. BY MIKE MALTAIS The Riverside Christian Crusaders met their match and the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions their destiny on […]
Mountain Lions three-peat as league track champions
Photos by Laurelle Walsh BY MIKE MALTAIS The Liberty Bell High School varsity track and field team battled hot weather but still claimed the league championship for the third straight year at sub-district north competition in Oroville last Friday (May 10) – but in the process lost the services of junior Austin Watson, the B […]
League champion Lady Lions seeded first at districts
BY MIKE MALTAIS The Liberty Bell High School varsity girls’ softball team, league champions of the Central Washington B League North, will take their show on the road to East Wenatchee’s Sterling Field as the No. 1 seed entering district play against either Lake Roosevelt or White Swan at 3 p.m. Saturday (May 18). If […]
